The Basement Club

Overview

A location manifested during a Basement Club live-action roleplaying event.

The Basement Club is a loosely organized group of roleplaying enthusiasts, primarily practicing the distribution of anomalous objects designed for the purpose of roleplaying. While BC often designs items for tabletop or live-action roleplaying in a medieval fantasy setting, other objects are made for the other genres/styles of roleplaying.

Most BC members operate exclusively online, selling or purchasing products via commercially available mediums. It is worth noting that not all BC members create and sell items. 71% of BC members purchase items, while the remaining percentage manufacture items. These "Blacksmiths" as they are called are often low-level reality benders who apply anomalous effects to already existing items. Very few blacksmiths actually create their own items that they sell.

The Basement Club was started by ████ ██████████ (SCP-XXXX) with several reality benders. The first members of this group, referred to as "Game Masters" by other members, began work in an underground structure constructed by SCP-XXXX in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. This structure has yet to be located by Foundation personnel and is presumably still in use.

BC will occasionally hold events for tabletop or live-action roleplaying. These events often take place in remote areas within the United States, and heavily exclude any members who do not dress and act in their own characters. Many of these events feature a closing event referred to as a "Total Party Kill". All visiting civilians of the event will stand in close proximity and be collectively terminated by a large falling rock, though variations on this have occurred. All individuals participating in the event will be transported instantaneously to their residence. No deaths have been recorded from these events.

Collected Data

Formats go here.

Further Research

SCPs go here.

Documented Accounts

Tales go here.

Information

The main format of the Basement Club is a listing. These are descriptions of anomalous objects sold by Blacksmiths. The name of the article typically is a description of the item. One example would be "D20 Made From Dragon Blood Listing". The format follows as such:

Price: How much the item will cost. Don't forget to include shipping and tax.
Description: What the item is and what it does. Any features the item may include.
Dangers: Due to the nature of some objects being hazardous, it's always wise for the Blacksmith to include some risks the item may come with.

Here is also a few things you should keep in mind when making a Basement Club related piece of writing.

Medieval Fantasy: Most Basement Club members are hardcore fans of medieval fantasy, and rarely deviate from this tendency, as well as tabletop or live-action roleplay. This does not mean they don't include other genres into their ranks, but they are reluctant to do so. They're huge D&D nerds, through and through.

Exclusion: BC members are usually not very friendly to people trying to get into roleplaying. Due to often having years of experience, they look down on anyone who is new and struggling. They have even less sympathy for people who actively don't wish to roleplay.

Self-Deprecation: If the name didn't already imply it, most members don't have high confidence in themselves or their hobbies. They know that to most others, they're nerds and weirdos. And they wear those titles like badges of honor. It's not uncommon for members to be apart of the Basement Club in total secret, even to other members.

Secrecy: The Basement Club usually keeps to itself and tries not to interfere with any other groups, much less those of an anomalous nature. Most buying and selling is done within the group itself. Events are also only advertised within the group. The usual way new members get in is from a friend or relative.